, Brussels, Belgium The TAIEX Instrument Milena Gvozden MEWE/AWEX RP BELGE Institution Building Unit Technical Assistance Information Exchange (TAIEX)

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Summary Slide on TAIEX 1. What is TAIEX? 2. Belgium as expertise provider for TAIEX assistance  Benefits of collaborating with TAIEX  Logistical arrangements for experts  The Expert Database (Ed.)

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007)  Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument – short-term technical assistance  Mission statement: provide institution building support in all areas of the EU legislation with the view to support the alignment, application, and enforcement of the beneficiary countries  Demand driven approach  To complement existing short and long-term EU assistance programmes What is TAIEX?

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Mandate of the TAIEX Instrument TAIEX available in all phases of the accession process:  Phase I: Harmonisation and transposition of national law in accordance to EU legislation  Phase II: Implementation of EU directives and regulations.  Phase III (post-accession date): Ensuring that the EU legislation is being correctly enforced at the central, regional and local level

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Main forms of assistance  Seminars/Workshops  Expert Missions  Study Visits  Training to enhance administrative capacity  On-going monitoring (Peer reviews)

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Beneficiary “Clients” Beneficiary “Clients”  Central Administrations  Parliament  Judiciary/Law Enforcement  Regional/Local Authorities  Private Sector Associations  Social Partners

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Beneficiary countries  10 Member States joined EU in 2004 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia  2 new Member States Romania, Bulgaria  Candidate countries Turkey, Croatia & the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  Western Balkans Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)  Turkish Cypriot community  European Neighbourhood Policy Extension of TAIEX since June 2006 to ENP countries

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) TAIEX subjects - Sectors Agriculture and food safety Internal market Justice & Home Affairs Infrastructures (environment, transport, etc.) - Horizontal Regional Training Programme

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Evaluation of TAIEX events by Participants

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) TAIEX activity overview Events Participants Speakers

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) TAIEX activity overview

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007)

Straight forward application system

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Belgium as expertise provider for TAIEX assistance  Belgian officials: potential experts for 10 MS which joined the EU in MS which joined the EU in 2004 New Member States (Romania & Bulgaria) New Member States (Romania & Bulgaria) Candidate Countries Candidate Countries Western Balkans Western Balkans ENP ENP

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Experts per Member State used in 2006

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Benefits of collaborating with TAIEX 1. Share best practice in the field of the acquis 2. Reinforced Belgian cooperation with new Member States, Candidate countries, Western Balkans & ENP countries 3. Interesting professional and personal experience 4. Short term assignments

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Logistical arrangements for experts  Flight and hotel booked & paid by TAIEX  Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) covering all expenses (hotel, restaurant, transportation)  Fixed Additional Allowance (FAA) of 250 Euros/ per working day and travelling day within working hours  Insurance, passport, Visa (if requested), etc. must be applied for by the Expert

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) The Expert Database (Ed.)  Online data base of EU Experts  Who can register ? Public officials of the 25 Member StatesPublic officials of the 25 Member States  Validation of registration requests by the Institution Building unit  Access is restricted to the Institution Building unit  Web site:  Help desk:

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) Registered experts per Member State (%)

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007) How to register in Ed?  Online voluntary registration  Choose your category Expert : proven expertise of the acquis.  Data Input Contact details (mandatory) Contact details (mandatory) Institution (mandatory) Institution (mandatory) Expertise: Expertise: Select the sub-Chapters of the Directory of Community legislation for which you hold an expertise (mandatory)Select the sub-Chapters of the Directory of Community legislation for which you hold an expertise (mandatory) EU legislation box: indicate the most important legislation in your fieldEU legislation box: indicate the most important legislation in your field Comment box: additional information on your work experienceComment box: additional information on your work experience

EC - DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit (04/06/2007)

Conclusion  TAIEX = short-term & bottom-up approach

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